Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

Zhou Tong grabbed Ximen Qing's hand and said to him: "Master Ximen, although this old man is a few years older than you, you must not call yourself a junior! Listen to me, this old man wants to sworn brotherhood with you. Those few good disciples were entrusted to you to help the old man take care of them as a master uncle. This is a little selfishness of the old man, and it will cause you a lot of trouble for the senior official Ximen in the future, but it is not good for the senior official. People don't benefit much, I don't know if the officials are willing to do it?"

Hearing what Zhou Tong said, Ximen Qing felt 1 wishes in his heart!Ximen Qing came to Tangyin County from Yanggu County, didn't he just want to subdue the young Yue Fei?With Zhou Tong and him making a plea to be alone, wouldn't it just happen to send Yue Fei to the hands of his Ximen officials?And still buy one get a few free, and even packed Wang Gui, Zhang Xian, Xu Qing and other available talents to Ximen Qing.

Although Zhou Tong and Zhou Daxia were going to die, it was a sad thing, but the official Ximen Qing really wanted to laugh out loud now!

291 Chapter sworn brothers

"Zhou Daxia entrusted me, how dare I refuse it! It's just that I have little talent and learning, I'm afraid I will miss young men like Yue Fei and Wang Gui in the future." Ximen Qing suppressed the excitement in his heart and said humbly to Zhou Tong.

"Ximen senior official is both civil and military, brave and resourceful, he is the choice of Pengju's good teacher, how can he miss them all? Senior officials don't need to be too humble! Ximen senior officials, if you don't dislike the old man who is dying, No matter how embarrassing you are, you and I will burn incense today to worship, and we will be brothers of the opposite sex forever. High officials, how about respect?" Zhou Tong looked at Ximen Qing expectantly with a pair of tiger eyes.

What else can Ximen Qing do?The famous "Iron Arm" Zhou Tong and Daxia Zhou want to sworn brothers with his younger generation who is dozens of years younger, can he still refuse?Respecting the old and caring for the young are the traditional virtues of the Chinese clan. Can the wishes of the elderly not be satisfied?

Hey~ The kind-hearted official Ximen Qing decided to give Zhou Tong some face, and became a brother of the opposite sex with him, and then took over the teaching duties of Yue Fei and other young people from Zhou Tong.

Seeing that Ximen Qing nodded and agreed to his request, Zhou Tong was overjoyed. The old man recovered a bit of energy, and immediately got up and dragged Ximen Qing into the house, burned incense and prayed, and became brothers of the opposite sex with Ximen Qing.

"Brother, today you and I make friends. Brother Yu, I have no other gift to give, so I will give this treasured bow of 'Piercing Willow' to my brother. It will also help my brother in the future." Zhou Tong hugged him out of his bedroom. A bow box, took out a large carved bow, and handed it to Ximen Qing.

Ximen Qing took the bow, pulled it to the full, and let go of the bow, the back of the bow quickly bounced back to its original shape, and it didn't vibrate back and forth again.

"Good bow! No! This bow can be called a precious bow!" Ximen Qing admired sincerely.

Zhou Tong stroked his long beard, and said to Ximen Qing quite complacently: "My dear brother, have you also seen the mystery of this bow? To tell you the truth, my dear brother, brother Yu has been in the rivers and lakes for decades, and the two treasures he is most proud of in his life are the 'shooting bow'. The bow of "Tiger" and "Piercing Willow". The bow of "Shooting Tiger" is stronger because it can penetrate heavy armor on the battlefield. Brother Yu has given it to his lover Yue Fei. The bow of "Piercing Willow" The power of the bow is slightly weaker than that of the 'Shooting Tiger', but the material used to make this bow is better than that of the 'Shooting Tiger' bow. My dear brother has already seen that this bow has excellent elasticity and recovery, even if it is continuously drawn and fired, it will not lose weight. The accuracy will not be affected by the softness and trembling of the bow body and bow string. Brother Yu used this bow in his prime to perform Lianzhu archery, and he could shoot ten arrows through the Yang with a hundred steps without any deviation! This bow was used in chaotic battles. Most useful."

Ximenqing put the "Chuanliu" bow into the bow box, and said to Zhou Tong: "This bow is my brother's treasure, how can I give it away easily? Such a precious treasure, I dare not accept it."

Hearing this, Zhou Tong glared and shouted: "Why are you so ignorant, brother? Since you and I are brothers who are bound together in Jinlan, why should we be separated from each other? Brother Yu is already a man who is about to enter the earth. If this bow does not belong to its owner, should it be buried with Brother Yu?" Into the loess? Brother Yuxiu refuses again, you must accept Brother Yu's intentions!"

Ximen Qing couldn't beat old Zhou Tong, so he had no choice but to accept Zhou Tong's great gift.When Jiao Ting saw that the high official got a new treasure, he couldn't hide his joy, wrapped up the bow case, and sat beside it with a smile on his arms.

Ximen Qing said with a smile: "Brother, don't blame me, my brother Jiao Ting is so ignorant!"

Zhou Tong also said with a smile: "Brother, brother Jiao Ting is your brother, so naturally he is Brother Yu's brother. Brother Yu likes him to be straightforward, why is that so strange?"

Ximen Qing also ignored Jiao Ting, and accompanied Zhou Tong to talk about brotherhood.He said to Zhou Tong: "Elder brother gave me a precious bow, but younger brother, I came in a hurry and didn't prepare a gift. I will give it back to elder brother some other day."

Zhou Tong said to Ximen Qing: "My dear brother, don't worry about these things! Brother Yu is very pleased to have accepted his beloved apprentice Yue Fei, and he also regards him as a disciple, and now entrusts him to my dear brother. As long as my dear brother treats Yue Fei more in the future Take care, Brother Yu will have no more regrets. But Brother Yu has one more important matter right now, and Brother Yu must help him."

coming!There really is no free lunch in this world.Today Zhou Tong took him to make a sworn brotherhood, and presented him with a bow, really asking for something.I don't know what he was asking for, but it made him spend so much time trying to show favor to him in every possible way.Ximen Qing thought to himself.

"Elder brother, is there anything important that I need my younger brother to do? My younger brother will definitely do his best." Ximen Qing said with his chest straightened out.

"Good brother, brother Yu wants to take advantage of his old bones to move, and wipe out the gang of robbers on Mount Mou! This matter must be helped by my virtuous brother." Zhou Tong finally expressed his plan.

It turns out that Brother Zhou Tong wants me to help them destroy the bandits!This is indeed not an easy task, and there are many risks involved.Ximen Qing looked at Zhou Tong and said, "Why does brother have such an idea? Brother, I would like to hear more about it."

Zhou Tong said: "Last night, thanks to my virtuous brother's efforts, I was able to defeat the bandits from Mount Mou who were rampant in the territory of Xiangzhou, and saved many people in Yuejiazhuang. But there are many bandits in the village of Mount Namu. Brother Yu is worried that they will come back and take revenge after a while. Venting anger. At that time, Yuejiazhuang and the surrounding villages will inevitably be devastated. Brother Yu has long been determined to exterminate this group of bandits who harmed Xiangzhou, but it is a pity that the army of Xiangzhou cannot be counted on. Fortunately, brother virtuous came, and brother Yu saw the possibility of exterminating bandits."

"Little brother understands elder brother's concern and love for Yue Fei and other disciples, but elder brother is not fit to use force now, how can he go to Namu Mountain for adventure?" Ximen Qing asked Zhou Tong with a frown.

"Brother, everyone is mortal! Brother Yu has been known as a hero for many years, if he can't eliminate this confidant trouble for the younger generation before he dies, isn't he going to make me go away in shame? Then the Erlang Yue Fei of Yuejiazhuang is very similar to me When I was young, Brother Yu loved him very much. This son is very talented, and he will definitely do something when he grows up. It is a pity that Yue Fei is still young, and he is definitely no match for the Mou Shan bandits. If he does not wipe out the Mou Shan bandits, he will seek success for Yue Fei and others. In the peaceful days of the year, Brother Yu, I will regret it for the rest of my life! Brother Yu is not a pity to die, I only wish to spill his blood on Mount Namu!" Zhou Tong said firmly, and showed Ximen Qing that he would fight to the death for Yue Fei and the others.

Ximen Qing was also moved by Zhou Tong's impassioned, he said to Zhou Tong: "Brother, I will definitely help you break through Mount Mou and wipe out the thieves!"

"How many bird thieves are there in Mou Mountain? Tell Jiao Ting to kill them one by one!" Jiao Ting shouted beside him.

Zhou Tong said: "Brother Yu once inquired secretly. There are five to seven hundred people and four to five hundred good horses in the bandit's stronghold on Mount Namu. Their owner is Liu He, the "Bumping Bear" who is ninety-nine years old. It is said that it once killed a bull in anger. There are also three leaders in the village, namely "Poisonous Bee" Ma Fang, "Five Steps Down" Tao Jun and "White-headed Wolf" Jia Jin. Last night The captured bandits confessed that Tao Jun and Jia Jin were the two leaders who led them to rob this time."

Chapter 292 Heroes Come to Vote

Ximen Qing heard the words and calculated there: "After counting last night, I killed more than 100 robbers on Mount Mou. If there were originally 700 people on Mount Namu, there are still more than 500 robbers left today." .If these bandits are defending with all their data, without thousands of elite men, it may be difficult to attack their stronghold. Brother, how many troops and bandits can you, Zhuangzhu Yue and others gather in Tangyin County now? Combat?"

Zhou Tong thought for a while, and said truthfully to Ximen Qing: "In this Hedong village, Brother Yu can mobilize four or fifty young men. With a little training and equipped with weapons, they can go into battle and kill the enemy. In Yuejiazhuang, Brother Yu knows Yes, in addition to Yue Fei and more than a dozen youths, there may be more than 50 villagers and Qizhuang villagers selected. Yao Daweng in Yaojiazhuang can mobilize more than a hundred Qizhuang, and in addition, many surrounding villages are deeply victimized by Mushan robbers. Should be able to recruit hundreds of people who have enemies with the Mushan bandits. In this way, we can gather more than 30 people. If all the villages in the township ask the county for help, Tangyin County should be able to send more than a hundred archers and soil Soldiers. Calculated in this way, there are currently more than 300 people in Tangyin County who can gather to fight against the bandits. It's just that these improvised teams may be able to defend against the bandits' harassment, but they must rely on this to attack Mou Shan, there is obviously nothing he can do! Brother Yu has been troubled by this, and this time he needs the help of my virtuous brother."

This Tangyin County lacks powerful places like Zengtou City and Zhujiazhuang!The Namu mountain bandits only consisted of a few hundred people, and they were able to run rampant in Tangyin, and no one could stop them.Compared with the group of bandits on Liangshan, the Mushan bandits were much inferior, and they were about the same strength as the bandits from Kushushan and Qingfengshan.It seems that the Taiping officers and soldiers raised by Xiangzhou are the same as those of Guanzhou and Qizhou. They hide from bandits whenever they can, and have never really tried their best to conquer them.

Ximen Qing sighed in his heart, he calculated in his mind, if he had a few hundred elite soldiers in his hands, it would not be difficult to break them if he used a scheme to lure the Mou Shan bandits down the mountain.The top priority at the moment is to mobilize the fighting troops and find out the movements of the bandits Mou Shan.Zhou Tong wanted to help him himself, it must be because he knew that his family in Yanggu County had a great career, and he had thousands of private soldiers under him, and hoped that he would send troops to help him wipe out these bandits.

Ximen Qing thought about it for a while, and said to Zhou Tong: "Brother, the men and horses you put together in the village lack training, and it is really hard to use them in a hurry. I am not a brother, I am boasting. I was in Yanggu County to guard against the robbers in Liangshanbo, but I practiced it. An elite soldier is here. My brother will arrange for someone to return to Yanggu to send a letter, and mobilize [-] elite soldiers to come to Tangyin County to help out. The most urgent thing now is to mobilize troops, and the second is to investigate the military situation of Mou Shan Bandit. The matter of mobilizing troops is up to brothers I'll do it, brother can choose some smart locals, and go to the vicinity of Namu Mountain to inquire about the enemy's situation."

Zhou Tong laughed loudly and said: "My virtuous brother is refreshing! Brother Yu is the elite soldier who is counting on my virtuous brother. Don't worry, my virtuous brother, the spying on bandits will naturally be the responsibility of the three of us, and we will never do it again. Let my virtuous brother do the hard work..."

After discussing with Zhou Tong for a while, Ximen Qing took Jiao Ting and left Zhou Tong's house, and rode back to Yuejiazhuang.

Together with several villages in Tangyin County, gathering people and inquiring about news, the local Zhou Tong will arrange it. Ximenqing now only needs to dispatch troops from Yanggu County as quickly as possible.

After returning to Yuejiazhuang, Ximen Qing immediately handwritten a secret letter and handed it to Brother Qiao Yun.He asked Qiao Yun to take two attendants to ride fast horses and take a shortcut back to Yanggu County, Shandong, hand this letter to Hu Sanniang and Luan Tingyu, and then bring reinforcements to Yuejiazhuang as soon as possible.

After Brother Qiao Yun received the secret letter, he immediately left Yuejiazhuang with someone on horseback.

I don't know if the bandits on Namu Mountain will make a comeback and take revenge on Yuejiazhuang before the reinforcements from Yanggu County arrive.

After Ximen Qing stood at the entrance of the village to send Qiao Yun away, he looked at the Yuejiazhuang that was being repaired and rebuilt, his brows were furrowed, and he thought that he had to step up to teach Yue Fei and other young people martial arts, and prepare for another fierce battle.

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When Ximen Qing and Zhou Tong conspired to exterminate the bandits on Mount Mou, there was a hero from the rivers and lakes on Mount Namu who came to seek refuge in the village of Mount Mou.

The head of the Mou Mountain Village, "Bumping Mountain Bear" Liu He, and the leader "Poisonous Bee" Ma Fang are drinking and having fun in the cottage, celebrating that Ma Fang's trip to plunder Linlu County has yielded a lot.

While the two were having a good time talking about the glorious deeds of heroes murdering and setting fire, a young man ran into the Juyi hall and reported that there was a hero outside the cottage who called himself "Crossing the Forest Tiger" and came to Dazhai to join his gang.

Liu He was overjoyed, and said to Ma Fang: "Brother, it seems that my Dazhai is famous, and today there are some heroes from the world to vote. With this development, my business in Mou Shanzhai will definitely be more prosperous. Catch up with the famous Liangshan Lake on the rivers and lakes!"

Ma Fang replied: "Brother, let that 'wearing forest tiger' come into the village first, I'll give him a try and see if he is really a hero."

Liu Hedao: "Brother's words are justified. I, the Moushan Dazhai, which acts on behalf of the heavens, can't be entered by anyone."

Ma Fang said to Xiao Luo: "Bring that hero to the Juyi Hall, let us have a look."

After hearing this, Xiao Luo ran out of the Juyi hall, and after a while, brought a big man in.

"Hero, where are you from, what is your surname, and why did you come to vote for my village?" Ma Fang looked the big man up and down, and asked.

"I have met the two leaders! The two leaders, my surname is Kong and the name is Yanzhou, they are from Linli County, Xiangzhou. I have been wandering in the rivers and lakes since I was a child, and I have learned martial arts. Because of my ruthlessness in fighting with others, I was nicknamed" Wear Linhu'. I have heard about the prestige of Mushan Dazhai and several leaders for a long time, and today I am here to join the group. I don’t know if the two leaders are willing to take them in?" The big man calmly replied to Liu He and Ma Fang.

This big man is none other than the rascal Kong San who disappeared in Xiahuan Village.Because his good friend Zhang Erniu was murdered by the Moushan bandits led by Ma Fang, Kong San came to join the Moushan bandits, preparing to kill Ma Fang and avenge Zhang Erniu's family and the villagers.

Ma Fang narrowed his eyes and carefully observed the big man named Kong Yanzhou in front of him.He suddenly changed color, drew out his knife, and scolded Kong Yanzhou: "Bold! You Kong Yanzhou, how dare you lie to me and the village owner! I think you don't seem to vote for the prestige of my cottage, but have ulterior motives. Tell me! What is your plan when you come to my stronghold? If you say a word that is not true today, I will cut off your head with one knife!"

Kong Yanzhou looked at the gleaming steel knife in Ma Fang's hand, took two steps back in fright, and hurriedly cupped his fists and said, "Calm down, chief! Is it my fault? I just hid the two chiefs. It's because I was gambling in Linlu County. People are dead and have nowhere else to go, so they came to this Mu Shan village. The two leaders, you are the ones who bear your life and are wanted by the government. I wonder if this Mu Shan village is willing to stay here?"

Chapter 293 The Five Leaders of Mu Shanzhai

When Ma Fang heard that Kong Yanzhou said that he was murdering and fleeing to Mou Shan because he had nowhere to go, his expression softened a little, and he exchanged a glance with Liu He and said, "My Mou Shan village takes in the heroes of the rivers and lakes who murdered and set fire. Kong Yanzhou, if you If you really killed someone to vote, there is a place for you in this village."

Kong Yanzhou hurriedly replied: "I am indeed a murderer here to vote, I dare not lie to the two leaders."